Conrad, Joseph was a Polish-British novelist and poet who is best known for his novel 'Heart of Darkness'. He was born in 1857 in Berdichev, Ukraine and died in 1924 in Bishopsbourne, England. He was given the title LORD in 1902 and was also known as Joseph Conrad-Korzeniowski. He wrote the novel 'LORD Jim' which was set in Siam (now Thailand) and was published in 1900. He also wrote the novel 'The Secret SHARER' which was published in 1910.